Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) president G.K. Vasan on Tuesday said the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the State has taken a new avatar to fight both the Dravidian majors – the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) – and will “win a considerable number of seats” in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
While interacting with journalists at The Hindu office in Chennai, Mr. Vasan admitted that it is a challenging election for all fronts, particularly the NDA. “This is not an easy election for anybody. It is a challenging election, especially for the BJP front. We have taken a new avatar, fighting against the DMK, the ruling party with money power, muscle power and government power. On the other hand, we have the AIADMK, the party which ruled the State on many occasions and proved its vote share. So when we have decided to fight both these parties, no doubt it is challenging.”
Mr. Vasan also said the BJP has grown in the State, even at the village level. He said with the support of their allies, the PMK, the AMMK, the TMC(M) and former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam “who enjoys considerable clout in the southern part of the State”, the BJP-led front will be able to put up a tough fight.
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